What Lies Beneath
In this supernatural thriller, a woman believes that a visitor from another dimension is trying to guide her into a sinister mystery. Feeling lonely after her daughter leaves home for college, Claire (Michelle Pfeiffer) begins to sense that something is wrong in her house, and feels a spirit is trying to contact her. At first her husband Norman (Harrison Ford), a scientist doing research in genetics, attributes her paranormal beliefs to stress or possibly a nervous breakdown, and sends her to a psychiatrist (Joe Morton) who puts no more stock in Claire's stories than does Norman. While Claire's contention that someone or something sinister is afoot leads her down a number of blind alleys, in time she becomes convinced that the mysterious happenings at her home are somehow connected to the disappearance of a woman who was a student at the nearby college -- and bore a striking resemblance to Claire. What Lies Beneath marked the debut of screenwriter Clark Gregg, whose script is based on a story by himself and Sarah Kernochan; the supporting cast includes Diana Scarwid as Claire's best friend Jody, and James Remar and Miranda Otto as a contentious couple living next door. more..
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Starring: Harrison Ford, Michelle Pfeiffer, Diana Scarwid, Joe Morton, James Remar
Bears the weight of too many genres jostling for screen time.
Goes Hitchcock one better by imagining what it would be like if the master had the advantage of digital technology.
A classy supernatural lady-in-distress thriller.
A few scenes indulge in overstated hokum or thriller clichés, but Pfeiffer is first-rate and several sequences are suspenseful enough to deserve that overused adjective, Hitchcockian.
An uncommonly playful fright machine -- a fun house factory of scares.
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ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards (2001)
Best Actress
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films (2001)
Favorite Actor - Suspense
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (2001)
Best Horror/Thriller
Golden Trailer Awards (2001)
Best Male Dubbing (Migliore Doppiaggio Maschile)
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists (2001)
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